Don't Let AT & T Make a Profit on Your Text Donation!

Please donate via the internet. I know it's easier to text a word to a number but
if you do this, AT & T and Sprint may make a profit on your donation, as standard text messaging rates "may apply". (Verizon and T-Mobile say they won't charge, by the way.)

From the website www.itsjustlight.com, here is a partial list of legitimate charities you can donate to via the web:


American Red Cross International Relief Fund

Canadian Red Cross

International Committee of the Red Cross

MercyCorps

Oxfam America

Oxfam UK

International Medical Corps

AmeriCares Help For Haiti

Islamic Relief USA

Doctors Without Borders

UNICEF

Catholic Relief Services:

Yéle Haiti

Haiti Earthquake Relief and Avoiding Scams

If you're seeing the same devastating pictures coming out of Haiti that I am, then you want to help in whatever ways you can. Unfortunately, there are always going to be unscrupulous individuals out there who want to scam you out of your money, in times of disaster. Please, everyone, do not donate to organizations or individuals who are unknown to you! These "pleas" may come in phone calls (to cell phones as well as land lines) or emails. Politely turn them down.

The most important thing you can do right now is donate CASH. Why cash? Because governments and private corporations often donate food, clothing, and medicine, but cash is always needed, to pay for getting the goods to where they need to go. Here are direct links to some 100% safe places you can donate, and remember, NO amount is too small.




Doctors Without Borders

UNICEF

Salvation Army

International Red Cross

OR you can text the word HAITI to 90999 to automatically donate $10 to the Red Cross. You'll see the charge on your next bill.